Latina Moms | Daughters
Just 24% of Latinos rate their personal finance as excellent or good, compared with 38% of the general public, according to the 2011 National Survey of Latinos conducted by the Pew Hispanic Center. To change those numbers we have to start educating our children about personal finance. Giving your child the opportunity to think critically [...]
A small child is a bundle of joy for sure, but sometimes all that joy can be overwhelming, and hey, we need a break! Nannies are nice, but who can afford them 24/7? Daycare? Well yes, but that’s a Monday through Friday solution, a workday staple of our routine. What about those evening hours when [...]
IF FRENCH IS THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE, WHAT’S THE LANGUAGE OF PARENTING? I must confess that I’ve always been a bit of a Francophile. First of all, there’s the food. Pain au chocolat? Don’t mind if I do! Then there’s French cinema; I’m a sucker for anything starring Jeanne Moreau or directed by Jacques Tati. [...]
Teaching children to have good manners isn’t just about sitting up straight at the dinner table or writing thank-you notes (although those are definitely important). Good manners are also about respect, explains Judy Davidds-Wright, mother of two girls as well as a Certified International Protocol and Social Etiquette Consultant. “In order to receive respect, then [...]
OH WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE Years before we became parents, my husband and I lived in New Jersey and commuted into Manhattan every day. One Christmas Eve, I was riding a crowded A train to the Port Authority, eager to get home for the holiday break. When the train pulled into the 59th [...]
One summer afternoon, as we were getting ready to leave the local public pool, my 5-year old son dropped his towel on the muddy floor. “¡Poné la toalla en el banco! (Put the towel on the bench!),” I shouted across the crowds flooding the locker room. “What?” he asked. I repeated this twice, raising my [...]
The economic crisis is forcing more and more families to consider different ways of making ends meet. Unfortunately, for many Latino families this may mean that a teenager has to get a job. And although having a summer job can be a valuable experience (more on this later), you may want to carefully consider the [...]
Last week, Mayim Bialik best known for her starring role on the 90’s sitcom Blossom and her current turn as Amy on The Big Bang Theory—appeared on ABC’s The View to discuss her new book, Beyond the Sling. Introducing her, Whoopi Goldberg called her parenting style “unconventional,” giving as an example Bialik’s “not sharing a [...]
We’ve all done mean things to siblings, but this family captured it on video, and then replayed it over and over again! Poor kid may never take an afternoon siesta again! For more fantastic MamiTV videos and content, visit Mamiverse!
We’ve all been there, when your lids are so heavy, you can hardly keep your eyes open. What do you do? You reach for the coffee, soda or food—anything to take your mind off the fact that you’re sleep deprived, have a pile of work to tackle and won’t be reunited with your pillow for [...]
